Jennifer Luce
@jenluce.bsky.social
Queer trans woman from Rochester, NY
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It's a problem that actual elected officials post on social media as if they are powerless observers and commentators.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It's a problem that actual elected officials post on social media as if they are powerless observers and commentators.
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The harms of incarceration hurt us all.
Higher jail rates are associated with higher county death rates – especially for Black people & women 👇
Higher jail rates are associated with higher county death rates – especially for Black people & women 👇
January 19, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The harms of incarceration hurt us all.
Higher jail rates are associated with higher county death rates – especially for Black people & women 👇
Higher jail rates are associated with higher county death rates – especially for Black people & women 👇
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
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lol at these dumbasses going bare armed. I did that in 2006 when we played in Chicago because “yeah you’re gonna be TOUGH” and the windchill was Feels Like -7, and I gotta say, you play a lot better if you’re not constantly worried about freezing to death
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 AM
lol at these dumbasses going bare armed. I did that in 2006 when we played in Chicago because “yeah you’re gonna be TOUGH” and the windchill was Feels Like -7, and I gotta say, you play a lot better if you’re not constantly worried about freezing to death
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It's better if the Democratic Party in DC does NOTHING rather than to give ICE more money for body cams and training. NOTHING is better than that plan. I mean it.
DO NOTHING.
DO NOTHING.
January 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It's better if the Democratic Party in DC does NOTHING rather than to give ICE more money for body cams and training. NOTHING is better than that plan. I mean it.
DO NOTHING.
DO NOTHING.
Protesters beware. Its been noted by the EFF and ACLU that these license plate readers are regularly searched law enforcement. The records include date/time/location. I believe they are in use here in Rochester by the RPD and NYSP, but could not find a reliable source.
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLU
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
www.aclu.org
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Protesters beware. Its been noted by the EFF and ACLU that these license plate readers are regularly searched law enforcement. The records include date/time/location. I believe they are in use here in Rochester by the RPD and NYSP, but could not find a reliable source.
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Trans people are, contrary to the propaganda and in contrast to Jenner, an overwhelmingly working class demographic. We're increasingly mobilized. Our politics lean radical.
This is a big part of why gentry politicians like Newsom are so against us, it's "how dare these peasants talk back to me."
This is a big part of why gentry politicians like Newsom are so against us, it's "how dare these peasants talk back to me."
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Trans people are, contrary to the propaganda and in contrast to Jenner, an overwhelmingly working class demographic. We're increasingly mobilized. Our politics lean radical.
This is a big part of why gentry politicians like Newsom are so against us, it's "how dare these peasants talk back to me."
This is a big part of why gentry politicians like Newsom are so against us, it's "how dare these peasants talk back to me."
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So, there is something a bit more to why open transphobe Gavin Newsom invoked Caitlyn Jenner. it gets at the collision of class and transness.
She's ultra-gentry, conservative and openly contemptuous of other trans people. That's the only type of trans person elites like Newsom find acceptable...
She's ultra-gentry, conservative and openly contemptuous of other trans people. That's the only type of trans person elites like Newsom find acceptable...
as the one who wallowed in this shit to bring you these prize turds, let me reassure you that i have no idea why he said "i respect caitlyn jenner" or where the fuck that came from either
BEN: in politics it's a barrier to entry 4 ppl when a boy can become a girl
GAV: i respect if that's ur barrier to listening to ppl, so be it, it is what it is
BEN: strange we can't admit boys can't be girls. why is this so difficult
GAV: i understand ur point of view & also i respect caitlyn jenner
GAV: i respect if that's ur barrier to listening to ppl, so be it, it is what it is
BEN: strange we can't admit boys can't be girls. why is this so difficult
GAV: i understand ur point of view & also i respect caitlyn jenner
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So, there is something a bit more to why open transphobe Gavin Newsom invoked Caitlyn Jenner. it gets at the collision of class and transness.
She's ultra-gentry, conservative and openly contemptuous of other trans people. That's the only type of trans person elites like Newsom find acceptable...
She's ultra-gentry, conservative and openly contemptuous of other trans people. That's the only type of trans person elites like Newsom find acceptable...
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“The recent enforcement actions have drawn scrutiny because the FDA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, now led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly promoted the scientifically disproven claim that poppers — rather than HIV — caused AIDS.”
Arizona Republicans are trying to make having poppers a felony.
They are starting an entire new war on drugs just to target queer people for incarceration. Who is this helping, exactly?
www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-bill...
They are starting an entire new war on drugs just to target queer people for incarceration. Who is this helping, exactly?
www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-bill...
Arizona Bill Would Make Possession of Poppers a Felony
A long-tolerated gray-market drug popular among the youth and LGBTQ+ people could soon carry prison time in Arizona.
www.lookoutnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“The recent enforcement actions have drawn scrutiny because the FDA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, now led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly promoted the scientifically disproven claim that poppers — rather than HIV — caused AIDS.”
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Given the devastating impact of the AIDS genocides on queer and trans communities, this also functions as a form of genocide denial.
important to note that this insane poppers lie is an AIDS denial conspiracy dating back to the early 1980s, when people were trying to find a way to blame AIDS on the actions of gay people to blame them for the pandemic.
“The recent enforcement actions have drawn scrutiny because the FDA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, now led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly promoted the scientifically disproven claim that poppers — rather than HIV — caused AIDS.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Given the devastating impact of the AIDS genocides on queer and trans communities, this also functions as a form of genocide denial.
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DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
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And not just illegal in the sense of “this is the wrong legal standard” but in the intuitive sense of “this is the obvious abuse of power that they rebelled against the king for.”
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
And not just illegal in the sense of “this is the wrong legal standard” but in the intuitive sense of “this is the obvious abuse of power that they rebelled against the king for.”
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Beyond the fact that it’s illegal to make an arrest based solely on “reasonable suspicion,” drawing up retrospective arrest warrants after the fact also seems illegal?
You're exactly right. In fact, DHS has been repeating this exact same false claim since (at least) September 25, 2025, and it shows up in plaintiffs' lawsuit seeking to enjoin ICE policies in Illinois v. DHS.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![133. On September 25, 2025, DHS’s official social media account, @DHSgov, posted on X that DHS “uses ‘reasonable suspicion’” to make civil immigration arrests and that “[t]he Supreme Court recently vindicated us on this question.” 134. On October 6, 2025, DHS issued another press release on its official website, again confirming that “DHS law enforcement uses ‘reasonable suspicion’ to make arrests,” as “vindicated” by the Supreme Court. 135. Defendant Bovino, the tactical commander of Border Patrol forces in Illinois, confirmed he is implementing DHS’s warrantless arrest policy. “We need reasonable suspicion to make an immigration arrest . . . . You notice I did not say probable cause, nor did I say I need a warrant. We need reasonable suspicion . . .” Defendants are wrong, and their policy is illegal. 136. As part of the Warrantless Arrest Policy, DHS also directed its agents to carry blank forms on roving patrols, instructing them to prepare and sign them—so called I-200 “field warrants”—as an arrest was made. DHS trained its officers to use these blank forms in the field to avoid the requirement of individualized escape risk required by Section 1357. 2. 137. Defendants Implemented the Warrantless Arrest Policy in Illinois Federal agents have unlawfully arrested dozens of U.S. citizens across the country under this illegal policy.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6cdw2mjawfdu73epojmnhrq3/bafkreihinbcwaqsjy4eyto25ztyyb5lbei5gpbxuuwfoiafump6jp6rf5u@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Beyond the fact that it’s illegal to make an arrest based solely on “reasonable suspicion,” drawing up retrospective arrest warrants after the fact also seems illegal?
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Rochester, NY gave $500/month to over 350 residents. The result? More financial stability, better housing security and increased employment.
Learn more about the results of the Notre Dame-led randomized control trial study: https://www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-rochester-ny
Learn more about the results of the Notre Dame-led randomized control trial study: https://www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-rochester-ny
Data from Rochester, NY — Guaranteed Income Works
www.guaranteedincomeworks.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Rochester, NY gave $500/month to over 350 residents. The result? More financial stability, better housing security and increased employment.
Learn more about the results of the Notre Dame-led randomized control trial study: https://www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-rochester-ny
Learn more about the results of the Notre Dame-led randomized control trial study: https://www.guaranteedincomeworks.org/data-from-rochester-ny
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I genuinely think it matters that he is openly lying because media will report what he says and people will think it's true. But it's literally not.
Tom Homan is claiming that he wants "access to the jails" in exchange for ending the siege on Minneapolis. Be clear that this is just a lie.
1) Jail rosters are public information and every LEO agency has access to them. They regularly pick up people to deport all the time, everywhere.
1) Jail rosters are public information and every LEO agency has access to them. They regularly pick up people to deport all the time, everywhere.
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I genuinely think it matters that he is openly lying because media will report what he says and people will think it's true. But it's literally not.
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I was wondering why I was suddenly seeing all these ridiculous meal photos. Turns out they've run "simulations", whatever the fk that means.
How long has it been since a single one of these fools has shopped for groceries? Do they even know how much a pound of ground beef costs nowadays? I doubt it
How long has it been since a single one of these fools has shopped for groceries? Do they even know how much a pound of ground beef costs nowadays? I doubt it
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I was wondering why I was suddenly seeing all these ridiculous meal photos. Turns out they've run "simulations", whatever the fk that means.
How long has it been since a single one of these fools has shopped for groceries? Do they even know how much a pound of ground beef costs nowadays? I doubt it
How long has it been since a single one of these fools has shopped for groceries? Do they even know how much a pound of ground beef costs nowadays? I doubt it
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Abolish Ice should be a centrist position
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Abolish Ice should be a centrist position
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NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming.
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Performative bullsh*t": Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam
"There's a frustration with all these impeachments," said one House Democrat. "Noem is just soup du jour."
www.axios.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming.
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
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“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
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6. This approach rests on a fringe legal theory advanced by the Trump administration: that Title IX not only permits discrimination, but requires it. Under this theory, the administration has attempted to withhold federal funding from school districts that allow trans girls to participate in sports.
Alliance Defending Freedom Sues Minnesota To Mandate Trans Discrimination
The far-right organization has launched a concerning lawsuit that could lead to horrific precedent against transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
6. This approach rests on a fringe legal theory advanced by the Trump administration: that Title IX not only permits discrimination, but requires it. Under this theory, the administration has attempted to withhold federal funding from school districts that allow trans girls to participate in sports.